Zipper shirt



M. L. KAPLAN April 28, 1953 ZIPPER SHIRT 2 SHEETS-SHEET l Filed Aug. 16, 1949 mm. INE

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INVENTOR. BY Kaplan Morrsl Patented Apr. 28, 1953 UNIT-EDT STAT ZIPPER SHIRT` Morris Il. Kaplan,` Hazleton, Pa., assignor to The Shirtcrairt Co., Incl, H

tion of New York azleton, Pa., a corpora- Application Angustia, 1949, serial No. 110,591

i 3 Claims.

Thepresent invention relates to shirts, particu- The object of the "invention is to provide a construction in which thefront edges of the shirt are united by a conventional slider construction, but which ,thewpresence of the slider is ,effectively concealed at all times.

An additional object of the invention isto proyide a constructionwherein the likelihood of the'free edges at the openings of the shirt sections becoming entangled with the slider fastener, when it is manipulated, is reduced to a minimum.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation partly broken away;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detail view;

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of a modification;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a detail view.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I indicates a front section of a shirt to which is connected by a line of stitching II at the opening edge a fabric facing member I2 in which is enclosed a layer of a thermoplastic material I3. The fabric I2 is folded about the thermoplastic material I3, and its inner free edge layer I4 is further stitched, as shown at I4'. The member I2 forms the facing at the opening edge of the shirt section IIJ. On the inner side of the member I2, there is positioned the slider structure or unit .which is illustrated in detail in Figure 3. This comprises a layer of thermoplastic material I and the fabric stringer I6 carrying the slider members I T. The layers I 5 arid I6 are double stit-ched, as shown at I8 and I 9, with the slider members projecting to one side of the layer I5. The unit shown in Figure 3 is stitched to the inner layer I4 of the member I2 by lines of stitching 20 and 2l, and it will be noted that the slider structure is located remote from the free edge 22 of the facing I2. Referring to Figure 3, it will be noted that the line of stitching I8 forms a fold line for exactly locating the position of the slider structure, as shown in Figure 2 at 23. In this connection, the free edge of the shirt front section Il! is folded upon itself, and stitched to the layer I4 adjacent the slider structure, as shown at 24, to further aid in precisely locating theslider. In this manner, entanglement of the free edges at the opening of the shirt will be reduced to a. minimum when the slider is manipulated.

The stringer is folded inwardly over the unit shown in Figure 3 on the line I8, and the` complete assembly shown `in Figure' 2, are subjected toa heating and pressingv operation which fuses `the thermoplastic, layer I5 and allows the sliders kI'Ito act as mold members and form embossments or recesses 25 in the stringer layer I 6. Thus, the sliders I'I will always be registered with the recesses or molded pockets 25 andwh'en the garment is washed..and subsequently pressed, there will be no embossments appearing on the surface 26 of the front facing member I2. That is, this front edge facing member I2 will always be smooth and plane under the ironing operation, since sliders I'I will be registered in the recesses 25 and will not further emboss the facing member I2 when the garment is pressed.

The construction shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 is similar to that shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 except that in this construction, the thermoplastic layer 30 is stitched to a cloth backing 3| by a line of stitching 32. This unit is then interposed beneath the layer I4 of the edge facing member I2, as shown in Figure 5, whereupon, the stringer I6 and the free folded edge 33 of the section I Il, the unit and thev layer I4 are stitched together in any suitable manner, as shown at 34. Of course, the stringer I6 may be independenly stitched to the unit 3lI-3I if desired and disposed exteriorly of the layer I4 as shown in Figure 2. Whether the unit 30-3I is independently stitched or assembled with the section I0 by the line of stitching 34, the embossments or recesses 25 can be molded in the layer I4, as above-described, upon a suitable heating and pressing operation. Where the unit 30-3I is independently stitched to the stringer. a second line of stitching will, of course, be required to unite the folded edge of section I0 with the stringer and the unit 30-3I.

By reason of the present invention, it is possible to provide a shirt in which the opening is closed by a slide fastener or zipper, and wherein the same will be concealed at all times. Particularly, and as pointed out, repeated ironing of the shirt will not cause embossments to appear in the surface member I2, which is a decided improvement over previous constructions. This is due to the fact that the recesses 25 are molded! either in the slider fabric layer IS Ior in the layer I4 of the member I2, whereby the sliders register with these recesses and being embedded therein, there is no opportunity for the slider I'I to be impressed in the facing 26 of the member I2.

Moreover, it is to -be noted that the slider structure is located centrally with respect to the inner side of the facing I2, and is positively 1ocated by reason of the fold line I8 of Figures 2 and 3 upon which the slider fabric is folded upon itself, and in every case, by the folded edge portion 33 of the shirt section i0, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, which is secured by stitching to the layer I4.

I claim:l l

l. A shirt facing comprising a facing layer, a shirt section secured thereto on the inner side of the facing, said facing layer having a free edge portion on the inner side of the facing, a laye'il` of thermoplastic material disposed beneath Said. free edge portion, and a string-'er secured onthe outer Side of the free edge portion and carrying sliders overlying said free edge portion -.-and Said thermoplastic layer therebeneath, saidfree edge portion having a multiplicity of pockets` formed therein by molding the sliders into said free edge portion' when the facing is' subjected to heat and 4 Stringer and said thermoplastic layer, the said Stringer having a multiplicity of pockets formed therein by molding the sliders into the Stringer when the facing is subjected to heat and pressure and said thermoplastic layer is fused.

3. A shirt facing comprising a facing layer, aI shirt section secured thereto on the inner side of the facing layer, said facing layer having a free edge portion including a fabric layer on the inner side of the facing layer, a Stringer carrying sliders connected to said free edge portion on the inner Side of the facing layer, and a thermoplastic layer connected to said free edge portion of the facing, said Sliders overlying said lastmentioned thermoplastic layer, and the fabric layer of said free edge portion, the fabric layer direfctly'beneathsaid Sliders being provided with awmultiplicity of pockets formed by moulding the sliders therein.

MORRIS LWKAPLAN.

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